SB DX @ ARL $ARLD029 ARLD029 DX news ZCZC AE29 QST de W1AW DX Bulletin 29 ARLD029 From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT July 23, 2009 To all radio amateurs SB DX ARL ARLD029 ARLD029 DX news This week's bulletin was made possible with information provided by QRZ DX, the OPDX Bulletin, 425 DX News, The Daily DX, DXNL, Contest Corral from QST and the ARRL Contest Calendar and WA7BNM web sites. Thanks to all. MEXICO, 4C. Look for special event station 4C12SG to be active until July 27. Operations will take place from ''Sotano del Barro'', one of the deepest places in the world. Also, look for 4C12SG to be active on the satellites (Grid EL01), and if conditions permit, also on 6 meters. QSL via XE1RCQ. CANARY ISLANDS, EA8. AO8GTC will be active with four stations using CW, SSB and digital modes on July 25 and 26 to celebrate the commissioning of the largest optical telescope at the ''Roque de los Muchachos'' obervatory on La Palma (AF-004). QSL via EA8RCP. TAIWAN, BX5. Jimmy, BX5AA, will be active from AS-020 during the RSGB IOTA Contest as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL via BX5AA. ANDORRA, C3. Vini, IK2CIO, will be active as C31/IK2CIO between August 6 and 12. Activity will be holiday style on 160 through 6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL to IK2CIO, via the Bureau or direct. CUBA, CO8. Raul, CO8ZZ, will be active during the RSGB IOTA Contest from NA-015, in the CW only category. QSL via DK1WI. MADEIRA ISLANDS, CR3. A groups of operators from the Madeira Contest Team and G.I.R.A. will be active as CR3D and CR3R from Chao Islet in the Desertas Islands group (AF-046) between July 24 and 26. Activity will be on the HF and VHF bands using CW, SSB and the digital modes. They will also be active in the RSGB IOTA Contest. BAHAMAS, C6. Pete, W2GJ, Ed, K3IXD, Dallas, W3PP, and Jim, K4QO, will be QRV until July 27. They will sign C6APR in CW and SSB on 80 through 10 meters and also during the IOTA Contest. Other calls used will be C6AXD in RTTY and C6AQO on 6 meters. All three calls also count for the Bird Rock Lighthouse (ARLHS BAH-005). The QSL manager for all their calls is K3IXD. CEUTA AND MELILLA, EA9. Yasuyuki, DJ1AIB/JR1AIB, will be active as EA9/DJ1AIB from Melilla until July 26. Activity will be on 160 through 6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY and PSK. QSL via JR1AIB. LIECHTENSTEIN, HB0. David, HB0/ON4DN/p, will be active July 24 to 26. He is working holiday style in SSB and digital modes on 40 through 10 meters, with a special focus on 30 meters. QSL via home call, direct or via bureau. JERSEY, GJ. Members of the Bristol Contest Group will be active as GJ6YB during the RSGB IOTA Contest from (EU-013, WLOTA L-0818) as a Multi-Op/Island-DXpedition entry. QSL via G3SWH, direct or by the Bureau. Also, Mat, F5SHQ, will be active as MJ0ASP during the RSGB IOTA Contest as a Single-Op/Low-Power entry. QSL via MJ0ASP. ALAND ISLAND, OH0. Operators Juha, OH6XX and Timo, OH6GLE will be active as OH0Z during the RSGB IOTA Contest as a Multi-Op/Island entry. QSL via W0MM. DODECANESE, SV5. Tom, OK2PTZ, will be active as SV5/OK6Y from Kos Island (EU-001) during the RSGB IOTA Contest as a Single-Op/Mixed-Mode entry. QSL via OK2PTZ. BELIZE, V3. Per, LA5OPA, will be QRV as V31NP from Ambergris Cay (NA-073) between July 26 and August 12. He will work in SSB and PSK31 mostly on 20 meters. QSL via bureau or direct to LA5OPA. TOGO, 5V. Franco, I1FQH, is QRV as 5V7PRF until July 30. You can find him mostly in CW on 80 through 10 meters but sometimes also in SSB. Please QSLs direct, via bureau, LoTW or eQSL via his home call. GREENLAND, OX. Bo, OZ1PIF, is operating OX3LX until August 1. He is QRV on six meters from grid square GP60. QSL via OZ1PIF. FAROE ISLANDS. OY. Thomas, OY/OZ1AA, is now QRV from the OY6FRA club station in the capital, Torshavn. He is on HF and 6 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via OZ1ACB, Allis Andersen, Kagsaavej 34, DK-2730 Herlev, Denmark. MOROCCO, CN. CN10FT is QRV until August 20 commemorating the 10th year of the reign of the King of Morocco, Mohamed VI. Operators are CN8ZG, CN8CMZ, CN8KD, CN8NK and CN8SG. QSL via EA7FTR. CROATIA, 9A. Operators 9A6NL, 9A/HA6PS, 9A/HA7JJS, and 9A/HA7PL will be QRV until July 29, including an entry in the RSGB IOTA Contest from IOTA EU-170. They will be active before and after the contest on all HF bands plus 6 meters using CW, SSB and digital modes. QSL via the HA bureau or direct to the op's home call. UKRAINE, UT. Look for UU7J/P in the RSGB IOTA contest from Tuzla Island, EU-180. QSL via UU0JM. Ops US0KW/P, US0ZZ/P, UT2XQ/P, UT4ZG/P, UT7UT/P, UU0JM/P, UU1AZ/P, UU4JDD/P, UU4JMG/P, UY6IM/P, UT/ER1DA/P, UT/ER3DW/P, UT/ER3DX/P and UT/ER3ZZ/P will operate CW and SSB from this location until July 27. QSL via home calls. GHANA, 9G. Operators Alfeo, I1HJT, Silvano, I2YSB, Carlo, IK1AOD, Vinicio, IK2CIO, Angelo, IK2CKR, Marcello, IK2DIA, Stefano, IK2HKT, and Donato, IZ2CHO will be active between November 13 and 27. Their activity will also include an IOTA trip to Abokwa Island (AF-084). They will use two different call signs for their activities. Operations on the mainland will use the call sign 9G5TT, while operations on AF-084 will use 9G5XX. Activity will be on 80 through 10 meters, using all modes. QSL via I2YSB, direct only. THIS WEEKEND ON THE RADIO. The 144 MHz Digital EME Championship, IOTA Contest and the Flight of the Bumblebees are on tap for this weekend. Please see July QST, page 76 and the ARRL and WA7BNM Contest Web Sites for details. NNNN /EX